Venturi LC92

Following the end of the 1991 Formula One season, the Larrousse team had been declared bankrupt, and former partners Brian Hart and Lola, the latter of whom had built Larrousse's 1991 car, the LC91, ended their contracts with the team due to the large sums of money they were owed. In order to keep his team going, team boss Gérard Larrousse signed a deal with Venturi, and hired Robin Herd and his Fomet company to build the 1992 cars. Bertrand Gachot was retained from the previous season, whilst Ukyo Katayama was hired to partner him. However, this deal descended into farce when it was discovered that Walldorf was actually a wanted felon called Klaus Walz. After a brief spell on the run, Walz was killed by police after a nine-hour siege in a hotel. ==Racing history==

Both Venturi Larrousses were ready for the start of the season, which began with the 1992 South African Grand Prix; although Gachot retired with suspension damage after an accident, Katayama finished 12th. Both drivers finished the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix, with Gachot in 11th leading Katayama home. The 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix saw Gachot succumb to suspension troubles, whilst Katayama came home in ninth. The 1992 Spanish Grand Prix saw Katayama fail to qualify for the first time that season, and Gachot retire mid-race with engine failure. Things did not improve much for Venturi Larrousse at the 1992 San Marino Grand Prix, as both drivers span out within eight laps of each other. Gachot would score Venturi Larrousse's first point of the season at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix, where he came home sixth; a lap down on the leaders, but ahead of six other finishers. By contrast, Katayama had failed to even pre-qualify for the race. After a double retirement at the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, both cars were classified at the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix; however, they were the last two classified, and Katayama had spun out on lap 40. Both cars retired again from the 1992 Italian Grand Prix, but, as Katayama had completed 50 laps, he was classified in ninth place. Another double retirement followed at the 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix, before Katayama took 11th at the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix. Venturi Larrousse ended the season with a double retirement at the 1992 Australian Grand Prix. Their single point secured them 11th in the constructor's standings, with Gachot classified 19th in the driver's standings. ==Complete Formula One results==

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) ==References==